As they spoke, Ye Cangtian produced ten Nine Revolutions Golden Pills and one Enlightenment Pill, then took out a coin and tossed it to the Pope.
"As the host, Your Holiness should go first."
Taking the coin, the Pope gazed deeply at Ye Cangtian before speaking, "Then I shall not be polite."
As he spoke, the Pope flicked his finger, and the coin instantly shot into the air, then fell in a parabola.
*Clack!*
With a soft sound, the coin landed directly on the floor. It did not spin or bounce again, but rather seemed to be sucked in, fixing itself onto the ground.
Heads up!
Looking at the number, Ye Cangtian's brow furrowed.
This situation was extremely rare. Usually, it involved cheating with spiritual energy, yet with his mental power, he detected no fluctuation of spiritual energy.
From this, it seemed the Pope was no ordinary man when it came to coin tossing.
"Apologies, I win this round."
Looking at the coin on the floor, the Pope smiled slightly and waved his hand. His surging spiritual energy seemed to transform into a large hand, directly reclaiming all the pills in front of Ye Cangtian.
Seeing this, Ye Cangtian smiled gently and said, "I am impressed, Your Holiness is truly divine."
"Not at all, it's just good luck."
The Pope smiled at Ye Cangtian and continued, "Ye Cangtian, it's your turn to toss the coin now, but I must state beforehand, if you bet less than last time, I won't be interested."
In simple terms, the Pope wanted to capitalize on his good fortune.
In his opinion, even if Ye Cangtian had more pills, he had already lost most of them.
"Naturally, I will not disappoint Your Holiness!"
Ye Cangtian smiled slightly, then from his Qiankun bag, he took out twenty Nine Revolutions Golden Pills and ten Enlightenment Pills, placing them on the ground.
"..."
Instantly, the Pope's expression changed drastically, and he roared internally, "Why does Ye Cangtian have so many pills!"
Damn it, if Ye Cangtian is this wealthy, then the pills of the Chinese forces must be even more numerous!
No wonder!
No wonder the Hall of Light had been unable to successfully attack the entrance to the Chinese ruins for so long!
Could it be that the Chinese forces had also plundered some treasure?
Had they obtained items related to the Light Seal?
With these thoughts, the Pope spoke, probing, "Ye Cangtian, I have a question in my heart. Please enlighten me, where did you obtain so many pills?"
"This..."
Hearing this, Ye Cangtian hesitated.
After a moment, he finally spoke, "Your Holiness, this is a secret of China. I cannot simply tell you for no reason."
"Easily said."
The Pope smiled upon hearing this and then tossed the pills he had just won, along with his own, back to Ye Cangtian.
In his eyes, if he could exchange these pills for information, it would be an extremely worthwhile deal.
This would prevent the people of the Hall of Light from stumbling around like headless flies and avoid many unnecessary casualties.
Seeing this, Ye Cangtian did not hesitate and directly collected the pills into his Qiankun bag.
Then he looked at the Pope and reminded him, "Your Holiness, it's no problem to tell you the secret, but after hearing it, you might not be happy. So..."
"Hmm?"
The Pope's eyes suddenly showed confusion. Why would this anger him?
After a moment, the Pope could not figure it out, but to obtain the secret, he still said, "Am I such a narrow-minded person? Speak freely, and I shall not blame you."
"Actually, these pills came from the Hall of Light."
Ye Cangtian glanced at the Pope and said, "I must say, the treatment from the Hall of Light is quite good, even providing many life-saving pills for missions!"
He paused and continued, "In our China, pills obtained during operations do not need to be surrendered. I must thank the Hall of Light for its generosity!"
*Crack!*
Before Ye Cangtian could finish speaking, the Pope's face turned red, and his eyes filled with killing intent, causing him to crush the armrest of his chair.
Not only did he not get the answer he wanted, but the other party, having benefited, was also mocking the Hall of Light, which made him furious.
Damn it, I can't kill him, I can't kill him, it's not the time yet!
The Pope constantly warned himself, and after a long time, he managed to suppress his killing intent.
"Your Holiness, after hearing this, do you still have the mood to continue?"
Ye Cangtian's voice was heard, and the killing intent that the Pope had just suppressed surged again. This was clearly provoking his authority.
He looked coldly at Ye Cangtian and made a gesture of invitation, "For fairness, let you and I each toss the coin once!"
As he spoke, the Pope waved his hand, and twenty Nine Revolutions Golden Pills and ten Enlightenment Pills landed on the ground.
Seeing this, Ye Cangtian revealed a faint smile and said, "Your Holiness, in our China, there is an unwritten rule.
If the coin toss results in neither heads nor tails, the bet will be doubled. Do you accept?"
As soon as he spoke, Gui Wu and Lan Yue, who were beside him, glanced over, a hint of disdain flashing in their eyes.
When had such an unwritten rule ever existed?
Clearly, Ye Cangtian just wanted to trick the Pope out of more pills.
Damn it, this Ye Cangtian is truly insatiably greedy!
On the other side, the Pope's expression turned grim.
But after all, the other party was an envoy from China. If he refused such a request, it would seem as if he lacked magnanimity.
Furthermore, how difficult it was to make a coin stand on the floor. He did not believe Ye Cangtian possessed such skill, otherwise, wouldn't he have become a renowned legend long ago?
After a moment of thought, the Pope forced a smile and said, "Alright, if you can do it, I will accept the loss willingly!"
"Thank you for your magnanimity, Your Holiness."
Ye Cangtian took out another coin, held it between his palms, and shook it.
The next moment, Ye Cangtian's voice abruptly stopped. With a flick of his hand, the coin flew up.
*Ding!*
The coin spun in the air and landed on the floor, sticking into it without any fanfare.
This... m..oΓg
Looking at the coin standing upright on the floor, black lines appeared on the Pope's forehead. He truly did not detect any spiritual energy.
Because of this, he did not understand why the coin, after falling in a parabola, would stick into the floor, and with such force!
However, the fact remained, and as the Pope, representing the Hall of Light, he could not go back on his word.
Thinking this, the Pope took out another twenty Nine Revolutions Golden Pills and ten Enlightenment Pills, waved his hand, and pushed them directly towards Ye Cangtian.
"Ye Cangtian, you are truly divine. I admit defeat."
Although he was gnashing his teeth in hatred and felt considerable heartache over these pills, the Pope still managed to force a smile of submission.
"Your Holiness is truly forthright. Unlike some petty thieves who try to rob you back after losing!"
Ye Cangtian said this to the Pope with a smile.
Upon hearing this, the smile on the Pope's face stiffened further. The other party was clearly referring to Hausman, a cardinal of the Hall of Light, and was also mocking the Hall of Light.
At the same time, the other party was also warning him not to do such a thing, lest it damage their reputation.
With this thought, the Pope managed to calm himself somewhat and said, "Ye Cangtian, let's stop here for today."
"Very well, then I shall disturb you again another day. I shall take my leave for now."
Upon hearing this, Ye Cangtian cupped his hands and then left the hall with Gui Wu and Lan Yue.
Now that the Pope was gnashing his teeth in hatred, it was better to leave quickly to prevent him from losing control of his immense power.
As soon as Ye Cangtian and the others left, Hassall walked into the hall.
Previously, the Pope had instructed the guards to notify him to deal with the petty thief. When he arrived and saw Ye Cangtian there, he did not interrupt their conversation.
Now that they were gone, he quickly walked in.
"Your Holiness, those people just now?" Hassall asked tentatively.
The Pope glanced at Hassall, knowing he was referring to Montesi and the others.
He remained silent for a moment, then finally waved his hand and said, "Deal with them. They are no longer useful."
In the Pope's eyes, these people were too foolish and not worth restoring their injuries with Nine Revolutions Golden Pills.
Hassall nodded in response.
Perhaps because he had defected to Ye Cangtian, he felt some dissatisfaction with the Pope's decision and grumbled inwardly.
This was truly a case of "crossing the river and tearing down the bridge"!
This was truly not comparable to Ye Cangtian; at least Ye Cangtian would consider his subordinates.
"Wait."
Just as Hassall was about to leave, the Pope called him back.
"Oh, right, tell those four cardinals to act as soon as possible!"
The Pope said coldly. It was one thing for Ye Cangtian to be arrogant in front of him.
Today, not only had ten cardinals been crippled, but he had also been tricked out of dozens of pills. He truly could not swallow this insult.
"Yes, your subordinate will inform them now."
Hassall bowed to the Pope upon hearing this and then left the hall.
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